Upon Julia's Clothes E-book Author: Robert Herrick Genre: Literature, Poetry
Herrick, Robert (1591-1674) - English poet best known for his love lyrics
and pastoral verses. A clergyman, he lost his parish (it was later restored)
because of Royalist sympathies. A follower of Ben Jonson, or one of the
"sons of Ben," Herrick published only one volume of verse in his lifetime.
Upon Julia's Clothes (1648) - One of Herrick's short verses. Opening lines:
When as in silks my Julia goes, / Then, then (me thinks) how sweetly
flowes ...
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